During the
German occupation of Guernsey, the two papers, subject to
censorship from the German authorities, continued to publish, eventually on alternate days, given the shortage of materials and staff available. After the Germans temporarily removed the editor of
The Star, Bill Taylor, from his position, following an article which they deemed offensive, it was edited by Frank Falla. Falla was a key member of the Guernsey 'Resistance', being involved in the
Guernsey Underground News Sheet (which went by the acronym GUNS). GUNS published BBC news, illegally received, on a single news sheet. According to his memoirs, through strategic placement of stories handed to him by the German authorities in
The Star, he allowed islanders to distinguish easily between German news and stories emanating from Guernsey journalists. Falla was eventually betrayed by an Irish collaborator and, along with his peers who helped to produce GUNS, was deported to Germany. Falla survived, though other members of the organisation did not return from Germany. The paper was a pro-German propaganda piece during the Second World War. ==See also==